Microwave phase-noise influence on Josephson-junction array voltage standards

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 246-249

  Godone, Aldo ^a   Andreone, Domenico ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ELETTROTECNICO NAZIONALE GALILEO FERRARIS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frequency control; Josephson junctions array; Microwave source; Noise spectra; Voltage comparison; Voltage fluctuations; Voltage standard

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; GUNN OSCILLATORS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; PHASE CONTROL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

MICROWAVE PHASE NOISE;

VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0031117772     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.571823     Document Type: Article

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